OHIO STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY

77 South High Street, Room 1702; Columbus, OH 43215-6126

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NOTICE OF OPPORTUNITY FOR HEARING June 30, 2011 Anthony James Mink, R.Ph. 2565 Pinebrook Trail Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 44223 Re: Ohio Registered Pharmacist License No. 03-3-16127 Dear Mr. Mink: YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that, in accordance with the provisions of Chapters 119. and 4729. of the Ohio Revised Code, the Ohio State Board of Pharmacy will determine whether or not to take action against your license. Prior to any such action, you are entitled to a hearing before the State Board of Pharmacy on the basis of the following allegations: (1) Records of the State Board of Pharmacy indicate that you were originally licensed in the State of Ohio on August 2, 1985, pursuant to examination, and are currently licensed to practice pharmacy in the State of Ohio. You are addicted to or abusing liquor or drugs and/or impaired physically or mentally to such a degree as to render you unfit to practice pharmacy, to wit: you were arrested and pled guilty to the Oregon equivalent of driving while under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs in January of 2008. You were disciplined by the Oregon Board of Pharmacy for alcohol and drug abuse; you have undergone treatment for alcohol and benzodiazepine abuse. You were noncompliant with the terms of your treatment in Oregon. You have been a continual abuser of marijuana, a Schedule I Controlled Substance. You had previously been arrested for, and pled guilty to, Domestic Violence in November of 2006. You have admittedly been diagnosed with alcohol abuse. Such conduct indicates that you are within the ambit of Sections 3719.121 and/or 4729.16(A)(3) of the Ohio Revised Code. You were disciplined by the Oregon Board of Pharmacy on or about September 3, 2009, the terms of which included: the payment of a civil penalty; a 10-year probation term; a requirement that you join the Pharmacy Recovery Network (PRN). You have failed to comply with the terms of the discipline imposed. Such indicates that you are guilty of dishonesty or unprofessional conduct in the practice of pharmacy and/or addicted to or abusing liquor or drugs or impaired physically or mentally to such a degree as to render you unfit to practice pharmacy within the meaning of Section 4729.16 of the Ohio Revised Code. You did, on or about April 27, knowingly make a false statement with purpose to mislead a public official in performing the public officials official function, to wit: you indicated to a Board agent that you had completed a 28-day inpatient

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treatment program when you had actually attended a 30-day outpatient treatment program. You further indicated to the agent that you were treated for marital problems but you had lied on the assessments to indicate benzodiazepine use so as to obtain insurance coverage. The history and physical report for the program indicates that you were alcohol and polysubstance dependent. Such conduct is in violation of Section 2921.13 of the Ohio Revised Code, and if proven constitutes being guilty of gross immorality and/or guilty of dishonesty or unprofessional conduct in the practice of pharmacy within the meaning of Section 4729.16 of the Ohio Revised Code. For these reasons, the State Board of Pharmacy will determine whether to take action pursuant to Section 4729.16 of the Ohio Revised Code. YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED that Section 4729.16 of the Ohio Revised Code states in pertinent part that: (A) The state board of pharmacy, after notice and hearing in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, may revoke, suspend, limit, place on probation, or refuse to grant or renew an identification card, or may impose a monetary penalty or forfeiture not to exceed in severity any fine designated under the Revised Code for a similar offense, or in the case of a violation of a section of the Revised Code that does not bear a penalty, a monetary penalty or forfeiture of not more than five hundred dollars, if the board finds a pharmacist or pharmacy intern: (1) Guilty of a felony or gross immorality;

(2) Guilty of dishonesty or unprofessional conduct in the practice of pharmacy; (3) Addicted to or abusing liquor or drugs or impaired physically or mentally to such a degree as to render the pharmacist or pharmacy intern unfit to practice pharmacy; (4) Has been convicted of a misdemeanor related to, or committed in, the practice of pharmacy; (5) Guilty of willfully violating, conspiring to violate, attempting to violate, or aiding and abetting the violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, sections 3715.52 to 3715.72 of the Revised Code, Chapter 2925. or 3719. of the Revised Code, or any rule adopted by the board under those provisions; (6) Guilty of permitting anyone other than a pharmacist or pharmacy intern to practice pharmacy; (7) Guilty of knowingly lending the pharmacists or pharmacy interns name to an illegal practitioner of pharmacy or having professional connection with an illegal practitioner of pharmacy; (8) Guilty of dividing or agreeing to divide remuneration made in the practice of pharmacy with any other individual, including, but not limited to, any licensed health professional authorized to prescribe drugs or any owner, manager, or employee of a health care facility, residential care facility, or nursing home;

(9) Has violated the terms of a consult agreement entered into pursuant to section 4729.39 of the Revised Code; (10) Has committed fraud, misrepresentation, or deception in applying for or securing a license or identification card issued by the board under this chapter or under Chapter 3715. or 3719. of the Revised Code. ... (E) If, pursuant to an adjudication under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, the board has reasonable cause to believe that a pharmacist or pharmacy intern is physically or mentally impaired, the board may require the pharmacist or pharmacy intern to submit to a physical or mental examination, or both. YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED, in accordance with the provisions of Chapters 119. and 4729. of the Ohio Revised Code, that you are entitled to a hearing before the Ohio State Board of Pharmacy, if you request such a hearing within thirty (30) days of the time of the mailing of this notice. IF YOU DESIRE A HEARING, such request shall be mailed to the State Board of Pharmacy, 77 South High Street, Room 1702, Columbus, Ohio 43215-6126. YOUR REQUEST MUST BE IN WRITING, AND MUST BE RECEIVED IN THE OFFICE OF THE OHIO STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY ON OR PRIOR TO THE THIRTIETH (30TH) DAY FOLLOWING THE MAILING DATE OF THIS NOTICE. You may appear at such hearing in person, by your attorney, or by such other representative as is permitted to practice before the agency, or you may present your position, arguments or contentions in writing; and, at this hearing, you may also present evidence and examine any witnesses appearing for and against you. YOU ARE FURTHER ADVISED that if there is no request for such a hearing received by the Board on or prior to the thirtieth (30th) day following the mailing of this notice, the Ohio State Board of Pharmacy, upon consideration of the aforementioned allegations against you, may take action without such a hearing. BY ORDER OF THE STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY

William T. Winsley, M.S., R.Ph. Executive Director

WTW:vf (D-110630-189) Registered Mail / Return Receipt RE 663 137 718 US c: Tracy M. Nave, Assistant Attorney General

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